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career of the Cor Wn -s rather^^^^^^^ 

felony and transported to Sydney V^ f ^^ ^^^ twenty- 

iu Australia) for fo^^^^^^Xee years be wore the prison 
three years old For ^f ^Jy ^^^"^goyernable temper, he 
rmiform, and, bemg ^J .^ JJ^to the "cat-and-nmetaiiS 
^i more than once subjected to tbe desperate 

least good, or tended to cur ^^ ATJSTBALIA. 

SULLIVAN'S EIGHTS E^ AUS ^oes by 

The British Goyernment got "d of ^he^ the number so 
transportation in tb^se days^" 
treated were not a few ^^^^^^if^i became wealthy mer- 

of-leaye. , , ^ ^^pts to farm out the con- 

LS a'd it ^os - -~X"b tlo'o«"'^s clas. > 

to get iipapite'"'^,'^***'^ fTeated Steward m 2h-.8- 
™cb Sulliyau fougtt and defeatMi^^ John White u 

rounds, 40 ramates; '^^^^eo^^ J^ ( tio,, 

27 rounds lb- 6m ^f *^^ i colors, not bear 
aoned sailed ^^^^^Ji of the subject to Sull' 
or ever caring to say =i»™X^ christened so 
,,i,e,™e e^r'^y,, fbSd customer to dir 
of his cloven foot, was ahara ^^_^^^^ ^^^ 

Sullivan used to ^^^ • .i^V Bumbles 1" 
heart good to bave been brt by ^ ^^^^^^.^ 
We have been suppbed w« ^ . 

^ formation fb°" -l^-' Sui^an went V 

^ Sidney at that tune J'^'^^'^j^a out 





LIFE AND BATTLES 



OP 



YANKEE SULLIVAN 



James, alias Yankee Sullivan (whose right name "was 

Frank Murray) was a native of the village of Bander, 

near the city of Cork, from which port the Emerald- 

ers take their departure for the shores of the "United 

States, and where passengers are landed, whose destination 

is the Green Isle, going from this country. Doubtless 

from witnessing the bustling scenes in the Cove of Cork 

-ships and steamers coming from and going to the Prom- 

'd Land of America — the young fellow had a very early 

nng to see "that foine counthry," and inwardly re- 

d to do so when he should grow to be a man. In the 

ime he did the best he could. 

" the face is index of the mind " was never, per- 

ter exemplified than in the case of our frecHed- 

3r-haired, pug-nosed hero. He was as fond of 

lU-dog, and while yet in his teens he saw fame 

be made in the only way open to him to make 

1 the prize ring. 

t encounter was with Tom Brady, a scien- 

'avier man, and he took the " consate " out 

en rounds, lasting half an hour. This 

date has been preserved, was fought 

his native land to associate with the 

">f the English prize ring. 




le was quite awake to in aa well as out fighting, 
he fall Lane got his man down. 

6. Lane came up laughing, and hit out with his left, but was stop- 
)ed. He made a feint with his left and succeeded in plantmg sbght- 
y with his right on SulHvan's ncse, which he followed up after an- 
(ther cunning dodge by a visitation from bis left, Sullivan, nothing 
launted, followed him up to the corner, caught his left hand with his 
ight, and with his left gave him a whack on the jaw. Lane broke 
iway and commenced a fierce rally, hitting out left and right. Sulh ■ 
ran stopped both blows on the points of his elbows, and m anmstant 
t was observed, from the swelhng of his rignt forearm, that Lane had 
(ustained severe injuries. He, however, lat go his lelt at the "Odj, 
rat dropped his right to his side. It was obvious he had lost the 
30wer of using ii ; still he jobbed with his left, which Sulhvan rushed 
n and seized with his right, and in the close Lane fell, Sullivan 
ipon him. Although the injury to Lane's arm was only visible now, 
;he mischief was done in the fall in the third round, and that the 
jubsequent use of his arm increased the fracture till further exertion 
aecame impossible. The bone called the radius was completely 
aractuied. 

7. The extent of the injury to Lane's arm was not generally known, 
but on coming up it was soon seen that it was powerless; in fact, he 
rested it on bis boiy, and at once commenced fighting with his left. 
He jobbed Sullivan dreadfully on the nose, from whence he drew lots 
of claret. He repeated the dose in quick succession three or four 
times. From the rapidity, straightness and force of the blows (Sulli- 
van being unable to stop them) the hits were terrific, and severe cuts 
on the brow and cheek followed the previous visits on the nose. The 
Yankee exhibited a woeful spectacle. Sullivan's friends now called 
on him loudly to go in and fight, as Lane had but one arm. He re- 
sponded to the call, and followed Lane as he retreated, jobbing, to the 
comer. Sullivan attempted to close, but Lane slipped clown. It now 
became the question with Lane's backers, from the state of his arm, 
whether prudence and humanity should not suggest the propriety of 
submitting to the consequences of this melancholy accident. Lane, 
however, ^resisted the biiggestion, said he could lick him with one 
hand, and, on time being called, came up to the scratch laughmg. 

8. Twice did Sullivan, who confined himself to the defensive sys- 
tem', stop the Hammerman'rf terrific left, whose right continued pinned 
to his side. Lane retreated, to draw his man, jobbing him as he ad- 
vanced. Sullivan hit short at the lame arm, but missed, when Lane 
caught him heavily in the body with his left, and then, to the aston- 
ishment of the ring, repeated the hke heavy blows, with the same 
hand, on the mouth and bodv with the rapidity of hghtning. Sulli- 
van appeared quite bewildered and hit short, but, being called upon 
by hia seconds and backers to go in, he followed their advice, but 
missed a ris?ht-handed hit, and Lane went down laughing. 

9 . Sullivan had now sufficient to do to step the left-handed hits of hia 
eall'ant one-handed opponent, who, however, continued to pepper 
him with increased vigor and effect, till, on Sullivan bormg in, he fell 
at the ropes to avoid a struggle. 

10. Lane again led off with his left and retreated; Sullivan, amid 
the bellowing of his friends, followed him to the comer, caught the 





YANKEE SULLIVAN. 




was hired to, Jd ihts ^"iShLf"^ u^ *^"<^ S'^"'^^^ 
man Bumbles could whip any 1^^.?"' ''^'f?^^ *^^t l^is 
^100. George Wiiliamf a^Js Sll ^^ "^"^^ P"^^««« ^o^ 
and said to the gentlemai thev w ^^?-' ^^' ^ ^°^^i«<^ ^^so, 
would give them a chance to^etTr ^^"1^ ^^^^ *^^*' ^^ ^^ 
could whip Bumblesrand?bTstr^'^^^^r -^ 
^^amedSuni.an,andhewhip^^^^^^^^^ 

tralia, on the sS^ cSn CaJT'-^^T ^^^^-^.^' ^««- 
Prom thence he went to Sa^H..^ ''?^' *^ New Zealand, 
'bip Hamilton, Capt Hearn^ Th^°'' I^ong Island, in the 
3n escaping he adopted Jhe name o7/ ""' *o'/"^^ 1839. 
■emamed in this countrv l^!f^ '^^^^^ Sulhvan. He 
ime is said to hrvrdefeated •!. ^ ^'^'' ^^^ ^^^^§- t^^t 
knowing the advantage of* BrffiS^'' ^Tl"^ O'clnnor. 
n eye to finally settlin^g xn the Sd X^^^f *^^S' ^^^ ^^^ 
ompany with Harry Gm^^eWnp^f-p? *'',*''' ^"^^^^^^ ^^ 
^e steamship President, wM^^^ ^l^f^f ^^'^^ jf 1840, in 
'g year, having on board ^t^^ J ? -f ^* ""* ^^^ *^e follow- 
-wer, theMsh comedtn ^'* '*' P^'«sengers Tyrone 

AEEIVAL IN LONDON 

' him shelter and a w^„, ^ '*''', H' «' ^'=te'' Tay- 

^de him more lio4 "tfe;; " ""y'^^' ''^'i 

tiG without excitfnf „„,™ Z""' "^'ar as this 

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%ANKEE BUIJilVAN. 



against SuUiyan, for whom Harry GiU fonnd the principal 

C™™ 7nd gallant battle between 

j^ ^™1S SULLIVAN AND HAMMER LANE. 
ik ^SULLIVAN THE CONQUERER, 
^1 19 ROUNDS, 34 MINUTES. 

The celebrated prize fight between S^^^- ^^,^^^^(^* 
Crookham Common, Eng., Feb. 2, 1841 f^^^* ^^^^^ 
same ring as Nick Ward (SuUivaa's c^nsm) and Ben Gaunt 
wa" the battle which ga.e Sulhyan t- /^^i/^P^^f ^^^^^^ 
was for £100, and SuUivan was seconded by Petei iaylor 
Ind Harry H^lt; Lane by Johnny Broome and Bob Em er 
Salhvan did not, as is gei^erally ««PP«^f ' \g,^,\l^Jed 
S^erican colors on this occasion, ^r ^-J ottie^, ba^^^^^^ 
a green silk fogle with yehow spots. Lane b color was 
purple with a yellow border. 

THE EIGHT. 

SulUvan^aB no sooner tf^SCoXtt^':^^^^^^ 

a form which proved t^%« ^f,,^°^X^^ 

Bxons. He led off ^^g°^°^.^?J ^^.^^ Jnt'r^^^^^^^ Good stops lollowed 
^, and be in turn stopi)ed Lane s ? , J^^wt but did not get quite home, 
m on both sides. Sullivan popped m Weft, out am n .^|^ 4 .^,„ ^^^^ 

■I while Lane in the counter «^^^f * ^/^^ ^Vrfe^nUng dodge, but Lane 
n Bome of Sullivan's friends, and he t^^^J^JilVhS hands well up. when 
1§ was u.t tobe had Sulhvan waited stead^^^^^^^^^ handsaw ^^ J^^^^ .^ 

^ Lane broke ground, ^^^^^^ ^^i^^ ^^^^ T Sout muchidyant' .* on 
SiSSVhirnef ?SS Settat? of^e ground, slipped . ife) 

^ rSoo^rcorerJJftr^fhTh:^^^^^^^^ of wnch can. 
th^mttandan^^^ 

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hfs man fl?hng himself, with his right annunder h^ 

4 On coming to the scratch the dials of both ^ 
tan.o of bZd^was perceptible on Lane's bp,/ 
ivOTi'^s. Sullivan again stopped Lane s first f 
. Tretum gave him another Bmack op^the mm 
bothsides^ Lane ^^ropped his left on Sul 
change of blows. Sullivan hit short with h 
cut, but missed. Lane in getting away slipr 

5. Counter hits with the left and gof 
close, in which mutiial fibbing took pi' 



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YAllKEE SULLIVAN. 



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strong on his legs . Owen Swift and the backers of Lane, now feeling 
that to protract the fight woxild be inhuman towards Lane , gave in 
for him, amid loud cheers from the friends of the Yankee, who was 
proclaimed the victor in 34 minutes. 

CAKEER OF HAMMER LANE. 

Bom at BirmiBgham, En^., Dec. 15, 1815. 

Height about 5lt. 8in.; weight, 1501bs. 

Beat Harry Ball, iS40, 21 rounds, 35min.; Smethwick, 
Nov. 18, 1832. 

Beat Hewson, ^620; Smethwick, Nov. 25, 1833 [dispute, 
and fight finished next day]. 

Beat Jack Green, £50, 23 rounds, 28min.; Shirley, 
March 17, 1835. 

Beat Tass Parker, iE50, 48 rounds; Kensale Corner, 
Sept. 15, 1835. 

Bert Owen Swift, deiOO, 104 rounds, 2h. 3m.- Four Shire 
Stone, May 10, 1836 

Beat Jack Adams, £50, 16 rounds, 42min. ; Woodstock, 
Aug. 23, 1836. 

Beat Tass Parker, £100, 96 rounds, 2 hours; Woodstock, 
March 7, 1837. 

Beat Byng Stocks, £100, 10 rounds, 22min.; near Bices- 
ten, Jan. 15, 1838. 

Beaten by Jem Molineux (black), £200, 53 rounds. Ih. 
12m. ; near Worksop, June 9, 1840. 

Beaten by Yankee Sullivan. 

Beaten by Tom Davis, £100, 40 rounds, Ih. 7m.; Nor- 
man's Heath, June 25, 1850. 

Draw with Jack Grant, £20, 34 rounds, 50min. ; Kings- 
wood Common, June 28, 1864. 

Died at London, Eng., Aug. 19, 1865; aged 50. 

All Hammer Lane's fights took place in England. His 
right name was John, and he had four brothers, three of 
whom — George, Jem and Tom — were professional pugil- 
ists. Tom Lane made a draw with Johnny Walker, who 
was in the United States some time. Tass Parker fought 
three times with the Tipton Slasher. Jack Grant is the 
same man who contended with Tom Sayers. Owen Swift 
defeated Izzy Lazarns, long a resident of New York City. 
Jack Adams was vanquished twice by Swift. Byng Stocks 
conquered Johnny Hannon, the same party who whipped 
Johnny Walker twice. Ned Painter, the referee, was the 
same person who fought Jack Shaw, Sambo Sutton, Tom 



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offending weapon in Ma right hand, and was ahont to administer^, 
pepper with his lefl, -when Lane got down to avoid. Sullivan's 
friends claimed foul, but the claim was instantly resisted as perfectly 
groundless. 

11. Lane gave his adversary a poke in the bread-basljet and retired. 
Sullivan followed him at score, and caught him with his right on the 
nob, but open-handed. Lane, having retreated to the ropes, conld 
not get farther, on which SuUivan seized him with both arms. Lane, 
perfectly powerless, could not get away, but, in trying lor the tall, 
instead of falling on him, Sulhvan fell wide of his mark, to the great 
amusement of the spectators. 

12. A strong feeling of sympathy for the fate of Lane now per- 
vaded all quarters, but still he came up as game as a bull-dog. 
Counter hits with the left. Lane, endeavoring to follow up hisfe- 
vorite suit, hit short. In a second attempt he was more fortunate, 
and jobbed Sullivan dreadfully as he came in three times in succes- 
sion, spinning the claret from his mug like sparks from a pyrotechnic 
centre. Sullivan rushed in ierocious. but Lane got down, 

13. Lane popped in a body blow with his left and retreated. Sul- 
livan, who was nearly stunned by these repeated visitations to his 
head, rushed in, hit open-handed with his left, and Lane got down. 

14. Lane pursued his jobbing system, hit between Sullivan's guard, 
and muzzled him. Sullivan fought wildly and missed left and nght, 
when Lane drew back, met him as he came in, and gave him a tre- 
mendous smash en the optic Sullivan was flabbergasted, when 
Lane dropped him with a slashing hit on the nose. 

__15. Sullivan came up a splendid ornament for a butcher's block. 
He stopped Lane's left, but hit short in return. In the counter-hits 
he was more successful, and, being provided with a piece of oakum 
in his hand, he kept it closed. Counter-hits with the left. Lane, 
three times in succession, popped m his favorite jobbers. Sulhvan 
followed him up to the corner, when Lane shpped under the ropes, 
laughinc?, and exciting the admiration of the surronnding throng. 

16. Sullivan's left daylight all but extinguished. Lane popped in 
bis leit, but was short. Counter-hitting with the left, in which Sulli- 
van, having contrived, by the advice of his seconds, to keep his hands 
shut, caught Lane a tremendous whack on the left brow, cutting him 
severely and dropping him close to the comer. 

17. Counter-hits with the leit. Lane popped in his left twice in 
succession on the head and body. He retreated, but on trying to re- 
peat the dose Sullivan stopped him, and was trying to return the 
compliment when Lane slipped down to avoid. ' ' Fotd " was again 
claimed, which showed the desperate apprehensions entertained by 
Sullivan's seconds, but was again rejected by the referee (Ned 
Painter). 

18. SAW did Lane come up with noflinching courage, and delivered 
with his left on the head and body, retreating. Cries to Sullivan: 
" Go in and figbt !" Sullivan obeyed the mandate, and caught Lane 
a heavy jobbing hit under the leit eye. Lane down, bleeding. 

19 and last. Lane came up with less vigor than in the former 
rounds, when Sullivan rushed in to fight, receiving a smack from the 
left, but returned with severity on the old spot, and Sullivan was 
again down, Sullivan, although dreadfully punished, beiag still 





YANKEE SULLIVAN. 

Spring, Tom Oliver, etc., tlie last named being the m<in 
whom Dan Donnelly conquered. For particulars of this 
great national contest see the Life and Battles of Dan Don- 
nelly. 

He was next matched with young Molineaux, a fightint^ 
negro, who had defeated Lane, -but it ended in th? 
darkey paying forfeit. SuUivan next visited his native 
land, and became matched with Mike Mahoney, then cham- 
pion of Ireland; but they never met in the ring, owiiK^ to 
the Irish champion dying with hydrophobia from the bite 
of a mad dog. 

SULLIVAN'S KETUEN TO THE STATES. 

The notoriety our hero obtained by the victory over Jack 
Lane caused Sullivan to be spotted, and he got the office 
to leave if he did not wish to be picked up and be sent back 
to Sydney, James not having even so much as asked " By 
your leave, gentlemen," when he left the Penal Colonies. 
He therefore packed up his duds and once more set sail for 
*'the shores of Ameriky." Arriving in New York, about 
bummer of 1841, he was taken under the wing of Geoige 
Overs, better known as the Manchester Pet, who gave Sul- 
livan bed and board at his sporting drum, until such time 
as he could shift for himself. 

His first benefit, at what was then called the Shakespeare 
Rooms, now the Newsboys' Home, was a tremendous ova- 
tion, and placed lots of American coin in his corduroys 
Sullivan sparred with Country McClusky, who afterwid 
fought Tom Hyer, and together they visited Philadelphia 
where another benefit was gotten up with Hke success 

We find "Ginger" installed boniface of the Sawdust 
House, m Cherry street, then full of sailor, dance and 
boarding houses. He there became identified with No. 15 
Engine, known as the Spartan Band, and located in Pell 
street off the Bowery. In those days the do-as-you-please 
racket characterised the New York fire-laddies, and every 
company had its fighter, and Jim Sullivan was installed 
bully of No. 15. 

Sullivan, at different times, also kept in Walker street 
east of the Bowery, Madison street, 19 and 821 Chatham 
street, {5. E. corner Centre and Franklin streets 

It was while keeping 41 Madison street that SulRvan's 
wife burned to death, under the following circumstances 



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which led to his arrest on the charge of murder. While 
very much intoxicated he quarreled with his wife, who was 
also addicted to drink, and during his assault upon her 
while in bed a lamp was upset, the poor woman's clothes 
caught fire, and she was burned so badly that she died the 
next day. The case never came to trial, however, owing to 
the political influence wielded by Sullivan. 

SULLIVAN'S FIKST FIGHT IN AMEEICA. 
After spending about six months in and around New 
York, Sullivan took a trip to the Quaker City, on a pleasui'e 
and business tour. At that time an Englishman named 
Vince Hammond, who had been keeping a sporting drum 
in Philadelphia for some time, was vain enough to think 
he could take down the famous conqueror of Hammer 
Lane. Yankee was highly pleased when Hammond's friends 
offered to back him for $100 a side, and a match was 
clinched at once. The fight was at eaten weight, and 
took place on League Island, near Phila., Sept. 2, 184L 

THE EIGHT. 

Bound 1. Sunivan looked cut out lor a fighting man. Hammond 
was not in as good trim, nevertheless he was thought able to give 
a gocd account of himself. On getting to the scratch Haanmond 
sent in his right, which reached Yankee's upper lip, just hard enough 
to cut the inner skin and send the blood trickling down his teeth. 
Having the interest of his backers at heart, and wishing to Bave them 
the large sums bet on his winning 'first blood,'" Sullivan instantly 
clenched his lips, and drew the blood in ere It- was perceived by tbe 
friends of his opponent. Then, with the rapidity of lightning, he let 
fly at Hammond, giving him a tremendous cut, splitting open his 
cheek, and drawing an abundance of the ruby. The force of the 
blow sent Hammond reeling, and, as he staggered back, Sullivan, 
clapping his hands in dehght, cried out "first blood," retiring to his 
corner in great gJee. 

2 to 7. Sullivan afterwards had the fight all his own way, as he was 
enabled to hit Hammond almost whenever he pleased, without re- 
ceiving much punishment in return. Hammond's face was literally 
cut in gashes, the blood running in all directions, and dyeing not 
only his own but the body of Sullivan. After fighting but eight 
rounds, in ten minutes, Sidlivan was declared the victor. Yankee 
proved himself a clever tactician in this battle, and also gave evi- 
dence that he was not deficient in cunning, as the incident shows. 
CAREEE OF VINCE HAMMOND. 

Born in Shropshire, Eng., 1805. 

Height, 5ft. 7|in.; weight, 1501bs. 

Beat Jack Gallagher, Baton Eouge, La.; TjC, April, 1835. 

Beaten by Yankee Sullivan. 

Died at North East, Md., 1870. 



YANKEE SULLIVAN. 



SiiUy got in some body sounders, which vere followed by rapid 
nd heavy exchaiiges. Yankee then fibbed Bell to the ropes, and 
jfovo him through, clean. 

11. Bell led off, got in a heavy hit, staved off a sharp rally, clinched, 
Qd received a heavy throw. 

12. Bell went in well — pressing Sully, who could not stop the visita- 
ion of three or four severe blows. Sully rallitd, got in a terrific blow 
on Bell's eyes, and then rushed in — both down. 

13. Sully led off, but was stopped — a rally — a close — a fierce strug- 
gle at the ropes, which ended by Billy throwing SulHvan over. 

14 to 22. Bell bitting right and left, and Sulty on the retreat — a 
wild rush and dose by Bell, who caught Sulhvan in his arms and 
[tried to heave him over agaru— no go — Sully seized the rope, and 
\locked him last — they were then separated and carried to their cor- 
lers, during loud applause for Bell. Sullivan now put forth all his 
strength and generalship, while Bell seemed to have out-fought him- 
self, for he got worsted in nearly all the next eight rounds. 
Round 23. Sully put in three severe cuts, and Bell went heavily to 
le ground. Cries of " He's gone ! " " Take him out ! " 
24. "Time!" being called, Bell couldn't come — Sully still fresh, 
/and scarcely hui-t, claimed the fight, after a contest of 38 minutes. 

SULLIVAN'S IMPRISONMENT IN NEW YORK 

STATE. 
Quite a damper was put upon the P. R. and Sullivan's 
;areer by the fatal fight between Chris Lilly and Tom Mc- 
Uoy in September of the same year, the former killinjif the 
latter. Sullivan was in Lilly's corner, not as a second but 
as an active partisan of the sailor. Lilly escaped from the 
authorities. His friend was less fortunate, and the pet of 
[the Hibernians was arrested and convicted in Westchester 
[County of being an accessory to the death of McCoy and 
[sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Political influence 
.was brought to bear, after Jim had served a short time, and 
(he was pardoned out by the Governor on condition that he 
ishould engage in no more prize fights. This he comphed^ 
yith as long as that particular Governor remained in office^ 

HOW SULLIVAN DEFEATED BOB CAUNT. 

In January of 1847 Bob Caunt, brother of the ex-cham- 
jpion of Efigland, Ben Caunt, arrived in New York, and 
Siad hardly got his sea legs off before he was asked and 
consented to stand iip in front of Sullivan for $300 a side. 
Jim was keeping at that time at No. 9 Chatham street, and 
during the intervening time between January and May 
literally coined money, as once more he was throwing down 
the gauntlet to an Englishman of considerable reputation, 
as he had six years previously done in the case of Haaijner 




YANKEE SULLIVAN. 



Lane . The American boys gave him their sympathies, a: 
the Hibernians their enth'e hearts and most of their spa' 
cash. The parties who made the match for Caunt select^ 
a spot near Harper's Ferry, Va., far enough distant fro( 
New York to insure the Britisher fair play and prevei i^ 
any afterclaps of imprisonment. About 800 people wen 
to see the fight. On this occasion Sullivan, who stood 5ft 
10|in., weighed ISOlbs., and he was seconded by Ton 
O'Donnell and Johnny Lyng. Caunt's weight was 1641b.,| 
and he was waited upon by Jim Sanford and Mason Ben- 
nett. Betting, lOO to 40 on Sullivan, who had for his ban- 
ner a bright green fogle, while Caunt's waist was encirclec^ 
with a bluebird's eye. 

THE FIGHT. 

Bound 1. At the call of time Sullivan was so eager to commence 
work that he crossed the line and walked up to Caunt, his hands wel) 
up. As he reached Caunt the latter stepped back, hitting out with 
his left, which fell lightly on the breast of Sullivan, and then took 
another back step. Sullivan, following, led with his left, which Caunt 
stopped very finely; but Sullivan stepped up closer to him and sue/ 
ceeded in planting a smashing hit on his mouth, which started th(| 
blood in profusion (first blood for Sullivan). Caunt had by this timj( 
reached the ropes near his comer, and he made an effort to fight hi 
way out, and he struck out left and right at Sullivan's head, buj 
made very little impression, the blows of Yankee telling at everi| 
effort. There they fought to a close, when Sullivan succeeded in get| 
ting him on his hip, and threw him heavily, falling upon him. (Thi| 
event, so unexpected, dampened the hopes of Caunt's friends, thej 
relying much on his wrestling capabilities.) i 

2. Caunt led off and fought away with his left and right hands, Sulli-j 
van rushing after him, stopping his blows, and dealing out in retura 
some of his beauty destroyers. Caunt retreated, striking SuUivarl 
twice on the head, and taking a couple of hard ones in return. They 
made a turn round, Sulhvan's back coming near the ropes; and as \& 
rushed at Caunt, apparently fall of venom, and determined to r .iie 
the fight as short as possible, Caunt managed to get his right hand tc 
tell on his head, staggering him for a moment to the ropes; but Cauni 
did not foUow him in time to profit by this advantage, for Sullivan 
recovered himself and was at him again, shooting in his left and right 
fearfully on the face of Caunt, who fought on, doing ell he knew, 
until they closed, when, in the struggle for the fall, Sullivan feU 
through the ropes and Caunt hung on them. (The ropes were very 
loose, and gave way so easily that Sullivan might attribute his fall 
to them more than to any mauoeviing of his opponent.) 

3. Sullivan jumped from his second's knee and quickly walked to 
the scratch ; Caunt likewise appeared in a hurry, and as soon as thf 
got in hitting distance fighting commenced, when some veiy fir 
stopping was made by both parties. Caunt would hit and retrea 
Sullivan rapidly following him and nailing him severely ip the face, 



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which was swelling very fast, and the blood flowing out of the Eng- 
lishman very freely. They struck three times together— counter hits 
in the face. Sullivan's hits were very hard, while those of Caunt's, 
except the first one, amounted almost to nothing. A rally then en- 
sued, and Sulhvan threw Gaunt and fell beside him. Caunt's face was 
now dreadfully mangled, the left cheek puffed up to an immense size, 
and a hole under the right eye was visible that had been made in this 
round. 

4. Gaunt came up, evidently determined to do something to try 
and turn the tide, which was strongly against him. Gaunt rushed at 
Sullivan and was met with a flush left-handed hit on the upper lip 
and a hard right-hander on the side of the head; but, nothing daunt- 
ed, he dashed oat both hands, hitting Sullivan twice, although with- 
out much damage. A sharp rally then ensued, and as thev closed 
Sullivan slipped and fell. Gaunt, on his feet, standing over him- he 
then turned and walked over to his seconds. ' 

5. On coming to the scratch Sullivan fell back, evidently to draw 
Gaunt, but it would not do; he then went up and hit at him, and as 
soon as Gaunt made fight he retreated again, when, finding these tac- 
tics did not take, he came up and dashed away at his opponent, who 

. m turn gave way, Sullivan follo-ning him and punishing him severely. 

Caunt turned his head to spit out some blood, which Sullivan took 

advantage of, and struck him a tremendous hit on the front of the 

ffece, and rushed at him with his left and right banders, hitting very 

^^Beverely. Gaunt ralhed and caught Sullivan on the cheek and head. 

■ Sullivan dashed at him, Caunt retreated with his hands very low down, 
and appeared for the moment to forget what his business was in the 
ring. His seconds shouteii at him, and he roused himself Sullivan 
fought him to the ropes, where, in a rally and close, both of them 
from the loose manner the ropes were put up, fell over on the outside. 
_ 6. Sulhvan made a rush, and went to work with both hands, Caunt 
givmg some and taking much. Sullivan rushed in so desperately at 
Gaunt, who kept backing out, hitting as he retreated- his blows when 
they did reach doing but little injury— that he gave him no time to 
consider what to do. He drove him to the ropes, where Ihey had a 
struggle, and SuUivan, supposing he had knocked him down, turned 
to go to his comer, but his a^ention being called to Caunt, who had 
staggered to the ropes and who was leaning on them, apparently un- 
conscious, he rushed back and made a terrific lunge at Caunt with 
his left, which Gaunt dodged. SulUvan struck him with his left hand 
and Gaunt got hold of him, and they had a struggle and both went 
down. 

7. As Caunt rose from the knees of his second he was unsteady on 
his feet, while Sullivan seemed as fresh and vigorous as at the begin- 
ning; and as he came near Gaunt he laughed at and derided him 
about the damaged condition of his face. This seemed to arouse 
Bob, who opened the ball, and at it they went, hit ior hit, Sullivan 
driving him before him all around the ring until they reached the 
corner where the umpires were stationed, when Sullivan backed Cauut 
?^ *^^^°Pe8; and the hitting on both sides here was very sharp, but 
that of Gaunt was not strong enough to beat him back, and Sullivan 
punished him dreadfully. They then closed and had a struggle on 
the ropes, both of them hanging over them, doing nothing for a mo- 



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ment; after ■which they got a-way again, and Caunt put his leg around 
Sullivan's to throw him, holding him at the same time around the 
neck with the left hando Sullivan endeavored to extricate himself, 
and in the effort Caunt fell, and "Foul" was shouted out by the sec- 
onds of Caunt and one of the umpires. " Fair!" shouted the other 
umpire, and the referee was appealed to. During this confusion the 
■word "Time " was called by a dozen voices, and SuUivaa went up to 
the scratch to renew the fight, and called for Caunt to come up, but 
Caunt's friends ordered him not to move from his place, that he had 
won the fight. 

Sullivan's attendants, after waiting about sixteen seconds, took 
him ia their arms and passed him out of the ring, claiming the fight 
lor him, which the referee granted. 

CAEEER OF BOB CAUNT. 

Born in England, 1824. 

Height, 5ft. IQiin. Weight, 1681bs. 

Beaten by Nobby Clark, iE50, 7 rounds, 15m.; Kentish 
Marshes, Oct. 22, 1844. 

Beaten by Burton, £100, 23 rounds, 48min.; Balsham 
Eoad, April 17, 1849. 

Beaten by Yankee Sullivan. 

Clark fought Tom Paddock, an old antagonist of Sayers. 
Burton fought a draw with Tass Parker, and was beaten by 
Jack Perry the black, who was looked upon as a formidable 
candidate for the Euglish championship — then held by Ben- 
digo — so much so that it is believed he was a victim to a 
plot which consigned him to banishment to Australia, 
where he defeated Hough some years later, O. Hough 
being a man of 6ft. 2iQ. in stature, and weigliing near 
2001bs. 

TOM HYEE'S VICTOEY OVER SULLIVAN. 

"While victory perched on Sullivan's banner, there was a 
power at work to try, if possible, to turn the tables on Jim, 
certain parties seeing millions ia it, if anyone could be 
found capable of downing the wily gentleman from Cork. 
The countrymen of Sulhvan's were completely bluid to the 
possibility of defeat, and the Irish- American element were 
even more so. It was not to be wondered at, therefore, 
that, when a banter was thrown out by Toppy Maguire to 
feel his quondam friends on the Hyer question, Yankee's 
friends should back up their opinions with the dust. What 
added fuel to the flame was the two rivals, in politics and 
pugiHsm, meeting and having a rough-and-tumble fight in 
a restaurant on Broadway, opposite the Hall. " They must 



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fight," was the cry of the partisans, and Sullivan was so 
enraged and confident that he net only covered Toppy's 
bet to make a match, but agreed to the unheard-of stake 
proposed, $10,000, and bound himself not to go down un- 
less thrown or knocked down — the first match of the kind 
ever made here, although a similar contract was signed and 
carried out between Caunt and Brassy in England. The 
philosophical paper-seller, Toppy, now a New York re- 
porter, never showed such diplomacy before, and he 
laughed in his sleeve at involving SalUvan in so danger- 
ous a trap. SulHvan's best hold was trickery, and after 
Hyer's great fight with Country McCleester, Sept. 9, 1841, 
with an advantage of 3 inches in height and 30lbs. in 
weight, and six years younger, this to say the least, to a 
calm looker-on, looked like braggadocia. Sullivan, how- 
ever, was all fight, hke Sayers, height, weight, reach and 
youth being out of the question; in fact, he knew no such 
word as fail. 

The eventful day came around, and both were glad, so 
confident were both of the result. Sullivan met Hyer on 
the 7th of February, 1849, after desperate efforts on the 
part of the Baltimore authorities to stop the fight, at Kock 
Point, Md. The weather was bitter cold, and the ground 
was covered with snow. Not over one hundred persons 
witnessed this memorable contest. Hyer's seconds were 
big Tom Bums and Joe Winrow; those of Sul.ivan's were 
Country McCleester and Johnny Lyng. The umi^ires were 
Henry Colton for Su'hvan and J. J. Way for Hyer, Steve 
Wilson holding the bottle for Jim, and Larry Hyer for his 
brother Tom. The stakeholder was J. B. Frink, and the 
referee Steve Van O&trand. Sullivan's colors were a green 
bird's eye, Hyer's the red, white and blue, Hyer won the 
first fall and first blood in the first round, but was brought 
to a sitting position in the third with a left-hander from 
Sullivan on the jaw. Hyer eventually won the battle in 
sixteen roimds, lasting 17min. 18sec., Sulhvan being taken 
from the ring i)y John McCleester in a weak and demoral- 
ized condition. 

People who saw the fight who have survived both princi- 
pals say that Sullivan was stupefied by being thrown on 
his head early in the fight. Others are still strong in 
the belief or prejudice that Sullivan sold the battle. "When 
it is taken into consideration, however, what a large stake 



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it was, the bitter animosity between them. SulliTan s con- 
teic-t about going down, Hyers previous remai-k that he 
^s-onld ffive Jim but twelve feet to do his hghtmg m, eUt^ 
we are of the opinion that for once Yankee Suhivan met 
his superior in ^ stand-up fighting. Had Jim been per- 
mitted to plav the tricks he did on Secor and others, the 
st/^rv misht have been different. Tor further particulars 
of^his unexampled contest see the Life and Battles of 

Tlit^riiicident about Tom Hyer's Cahfornia experience 
as a FortT-niner will not be an^iss hei;e. "When Barnum s 
giant, GoVhen, was a boy, he tended bar at the Mdor^do 
Sa'oon in Trisco, and was astonished ahnost out of his 
growth bT Hver's attempting to drive a horse, on whose 
back he was mounted, clean through the bar-room from off 
the street Several shots were fired at Hyer, and he was 
glad to retire, leaving shortly after for the more congemal 
locahties of Park Eow and the Bowery. 

In March 1852, Sullivan sent out for the Laz^us boys- 
Harry and Johnnv-who had with their father, Izzy, taken 
London and Paris by storm as pu^tic phenomenons. 
After visitincr the various sections under Sulhvan s guard- 
ianship, the°lads, who were aged respectively fourteen 
and twelve at that time, returned to England m June, and 
in Seiotember of the same year revisited ^ew York witli 
Seh- parents, where Izzy, the father, and Hairy, the eldest 
son, di^-the former Sept. 26, 1867, the latter Jan. 3 
1865, from a stab inflicted by Barney Pnery at >o. IJ 
East Houston street 

HOW SrLLn-AN LOST HLS FIGHT WITH MOR- 
EISSET. 

After John Morrissev's defeat of Bob McLaren^ ahas 
Geor-e Thompson, in Cahfornia, he came East for the pur- 
pose of fight^.ng Hver . This, however, was not to be, and, 
&ng Mormsey spoihng for a fight Jmi Sullivan, who 
had become a bosom fiiend of Hyers m the meantime 
took the job off Hver's hands, and said h.. would fight just 
once more. Both being Irish rather mixed the gang up 
bat, with Morrissey-3 u=ual good fortmie, he found lots ol 
supT>orters. This match was, hke the other at catch 
^il^rSd for the diampionship. The battle was foi 
$1,(XK) a side, and took place at Boston Four Comers Oct 



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12, 1853. Morrissev stood oft lliin., -was abont eighteen 
years the voTinger man, and hilly 301bs. heavier than the 
Old Man. Morrissey's colors were the red, white and blue. 
SuDiTan's a black fogle with black cords. The seconds of 
Morrissev were Tom OTDonnell and Awfal Grardner (the 
converted pugilist \. Sullivaai being looked after by Andy 
Sheehan and BiUv "Wilson. 

They fought 37 rounds in 55 minutes. Sullivan got first 
blood in the first round, and otherwise sadly disfigured 
Morrissey, dropping in every round except the la&t, when 
a general melee ensued, and when time was called Mor- 
rissev toed the scratch while Sullivan was engaged in a 
sort of free fight on his own account. The referee, Charley 
Allaire, awarded the battle and stakes to John Morrissev. 
Johnny Lyng was stakehcld-^r; Bill Poole acting as umpire 
for SuUivan, and Alec Devo for Morrissey. 

The real facts were that bulhvan could not finish Mor- 
rissey. such was the Letter's gluttony, and hence the break- 
iog up of the fight in a row. This even Morrissey's ene- 
mies admit, and, had it not been so, the money would 
never have been given up without legal protest. The Life 
of John Morrissey has further part-culars of the affair. 

srixrvAX-s appeail\>sxe, etc. 

Anyone who ever saw Jim SulHvan once could never 
forget him, and in every city he visited he became a con- 
s|.ncnous object of peculiar interest. His close-cropped, 
bullet-like head, not unlike the head of a ram, except the 
horns; fierce, glaring gi'ay eyes; high cheek bones, flat 
nose, determineil mouth, square chin; close-shaved, freckled 
face; reddish-brown hiiir, prominent ears and thick neck, 
made him the beau-ideal oi a fighter. His close-fitting, 
bottle-^reen velvet cut-away coat, tight-legged corderoys, 
high cut vest, spotted scarf and cluster diamond pin, pro- 
truding shirt collar and straight broad-brimmed plug hat, 
vrere decidedly Sullivan-like. He carried very little flesh, 
had a jarmty, springy, de\-ii-may-care air, and when not in 
liquor was a clever sort of man, with an open heart for 
those not alwavs too worthy. Jim Sullivan gave the 
writer, while at 82^ Chatham s'reet, irstructions in the 
Manly Art in return for our wielding the pen in his inter- 
est, and he was neyer so happy as when he had on the 
mittens. 



YANKEE SULLIVAN. 

CAEEER IN CALIFORNIA. 

Not relisliing the atmosphere of prison life, incurred 
from his fight with Morrissey at Lennox, Mass., Sullivan 
did not remain long around the scene of his principal ex- 
ploits, but, leaving his saloon, at No. 82 J Chatham street, to 
be run by his brother-in-law, Patsy Hurley, took the steam- 
er for California. He struck San Francisco, but again got 
the restless fever, and migrated lo the Sandwich Islands, lo- 
cating at Honolulu, and while there being engaged to teach 
the noble art to King Kamehamaha, who himseK was one 
of the b'hoys, living in clover, with ebony princesses for 
company. He again went to the Golden Gate, where he 
became a great politician and gambler, and as such, with 
his pugilistic reputation, he was a power and terror for 
miles around. Upon the formation of the Vigilance Com- 
mittee in San Francisco SulHvan was living at Sacramento 
and not aware that a price had been set on the heads 
of BiUy Mulligan, Dutch Charley and himself by the Vigi- 
lanters, under the leadership of Chief Meyers, who took 
the law in their own hands. 

The assassination of James Kins', of WilHam, at the 
time editor of The BulleMn, for alleged slander, at the 
hands of Jim Casey, a noted gambler, was the signal for 
the Vigilanters to form, and Casey was at once hauded 
over to the sheriff, Dave ScanneL He was not allowed to 
lie loDg in jail; the Committee, being refused the keys of 
the prison by brave Scannel, the doors were broken in and 
the unprotected Casey taken out, together with Charley 
Cora, imprisoued for fatally stabbing Col. Stevenson, and 
for whom, through the exertions of Belle Cora and $20,000, 
a new trial had been granted. Both were marched to the 
Committee Rooms, guarded by mounted armed men, with 
cannon bringing up the rear, and swung fi'om cioss-beams 
in sight of the infuriated mob. This caused all those spot- 
ted to give 'Frisco a wide berth, on foot, horseback, by 
steam, or any way they could, for the safer city of Sacra- 
mento, which had not caught the Vigi^^ce fever. Had 
Sullivan stayed there he would have h^fen'^afe enough, but 
he insisted ujDon going to his fiiend|,.Ca^y's funeral in 
spite of the protestations of Ned McGowau, Tom Riley 
and others having influence over him at ordinary times. 
He went to the funeral and was arrested that very after- 
nooHi J. C. Heenan and James Cusick had more sense, 



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and gave San Francisco a wide berth, as did scores of 
others, equally as good friends of Casey. 

No one was better known than Sullivan in 'Frisco, and 
he was arrested the day he arrived, and at the point of the 
bayonet marched to the rooms of the Committee. A 
strong guard was kept night and day, some of the shrewder 
but 'ess pruicipled members of the gang joining hands with 
the Vigilanters, to save their own necks when they saw the 
Committee meant business. The time Sullivan is alleged 
to have committed suicide by opening an artery in his left 
arm with a table knife (not a very likely article to allow 
such a man to have in such a crisis) one of the Committee 
men on guard was a well-knovm. New York gambler, named 
Jessel, vnth whom Jim had quarrelled and licked in a gatk- 
bling place on the corner of Chatham and Chambers 
streets. This man swore vengeance when the time come. 
That time had come — the old grudge was renewed. A 
fierce quarrel ensued in trying to handcuff him, and Sulli- 
van attempted to break his back by taking him across Ms 
knees, chained as he was. Others rushed to the relief of 
the guard, who thereupon, rushing at Sullivan with his 
bowie knife, cut a terrible gash in his arm, aud lie was left 
to bleed to death . 

This occurred May 31, 1856. This information we ob- 
tained frorD a man who occupied the adjoining room to 
that of Sullivan's, and was corroborated by many parties 
well known to us. 

In 1858 there was a strong reaction at the outrages the 
Committee had been guilty of, and under the auspices of 
Jim Molloy an immense sparricg exhibition was got up in 
San Francisco,' at which all the leading sporting men assist- 
ed. The object was to raise money to erect a monument 
to the memory of Sullivan, which was done, and upon his 
tombstone was engraved the following unmistakable, out- 
spoken verdict of a large majority of the people of that 
city. 

"Sacred to the Memory of James Sullivan, who died at 
the hands of the V. C. Aged 45 years." 

This monument still stands, unaltered, at the Mission 
Dolores Catholic Cemetery of San Francisco. Sullivan was 
married to a woman in California, by whom leaving one 
chUd. We believe, however, that everyone of his kith and 
kin have since passed away. 



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